Thursday, May 20, 2010

Steam and fry

If you are like me, you have never had much love for green vegetables. Or cooked carrots. Or any vegetable but cooked broccoli with cheese sauce. (Mmm...cheese.)

Here is a tip to cook vegetables so they taste good: First, cook them in a pan with oil and water. The water will steam them and then the oil will crisp them immediately. (If you cut fat out of your diet you're going to need to get it from somewhere, and olive oil is still relatively cheap. I will post later on different types of oils and their benefits.) If you use frozen vegetables, the water is not exactly required, but may be great if you have fresh and frozen mixed together.

A second tip is to get some amino acids. I detest green beans and have had a bad relationship with carrots, but I actually crave both of those things now that I've been cooking them with amino acids. If you don't want to use amino acids (Or soy or tamari), then try balsamic vinegar. Try all kinds of nifty sauces and stocks. Sauce is the key to changing your relationship with icky healthy foods.